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West Oak Gold Corp. Outlines New Arsenic-Gold Anomaly at Hedgehog; Samples Include 956 ppb Gold in Soils
May 10, 2023 2:21 PM EDT | Source: Silicon Metals Corp.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 10, 2023) - West Oak Gold Corp. (CSE: WO) ("West Oak") is pleased to provide an update on 2022 exploration completed at the Hedgehog project (located near Barkerville, B.C.).
The 2022 program, which was conducted in October 2022, was designed to expand on results from the 2021 program which had identified a strong arsenic soil anomaly with strong spot gold values on the eastern corner of the claim and prompted West Oak to stake additional claims to the east. The 2022 program has expanded the target area which now measures 900 meters in its northeastern extent with a width of 150 to 600 meters and has spot gold values up to 956 ppb. A poorly defined northeast trending copper anomaly is present in the southeast portion of the grid area. Selected statistics are tabulated in Table 1 below.
Figure 1
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| Table 1: Selected Soil Geochemistry Statistics | ||||
| As (ppm) | Au (ppb) | Cu (ppm) | Zn (ppm) | |
| All Sampling | ||||
| 50th Percentile (Median) | 6.5 | 1.3 | 34.5 | 69 |
| 90th Percentile | 19.3 | 6.5 | 93.3 | 106 |
| 95th Percentile | 31.8 | 11.1 | 123.8 | 124 |
| 97th Percentile | 46.9 | 14.6 | 149.2 | 140 |
| 98th Percentile | 60.7 | 19.1 | 166.9 | 152 |
| 99th Percentile | 126.3 | 38.0 | 210.5 | 188 |
| Standard Deviation | 22.7764 | 32.5010 | 66.8052 | 29.874 |
| Minimum | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Maximum | 444.0 | 956.0 | 2210.0 | 470 |
| 2022 Sampling | ||||
| 50th Percentile (Median) | 10.4 | 2.0 | 29.7 | 66 |
| 90th Percentile | 66.2 | 6.0 | 97.1 | 119 |
| 95th Percentile | 137.1 | 8.0 | 170.4 | 139 |
| 97th Percentile | 162.2 | 16.1 | 207.1 | 155 |
| 98th Percentile | 188.7 | 21.1 | 273.9 | 184 |
| 99th Percentile | 252.9 | 306.0 | 305.2 | 239 |
| Standard Deviation | 47.2923 | 74.4250 | 55.2260 | 41.854 |
| Minimum | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 16 |
| Maximum | 363.5 | 956 | 429.2 | 470 |
The Hedgehog Project, which is fully permitted, is located approximately 12 kilometres north of the community of Barkerville, BC. Exploration models at Hedgehog include lode gold similar to the Cariboo Gold Project owned by Osisko Development Corp. and massive sulfides ("Cyprus Style") similar to Chu Chua, BC. Osisko's Cariboo Gold Project is an advanced stage feasibility level gold project currently going through the provincial Environmental Assessment process and is located ten kilometres south of Hedgehog.
West Oak's management and exploration contractors are in the process of reviewing all data to date and designing the 2023 exploration program.
This news release has been reviewed by Paul Reynolds, P. Geo. who is a Qualified Person within the context of NI43-101 and who takes responsibility for its content.
For further information, please contact:
Paul John
Chief Executive Officer
West Oak Gold Corp.
Tel: (778) 874-6619
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as the term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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